OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition With 30W Fast Charging, 10GB RAM Launched

On Tuesday, OnePlus launched ‘OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition’ smartphone. The smartphone is a Limited Edition of OnePlus 6T which was launched in the month of October 2018.

The main highlights of the smartphone are Warp Charge 30, 10GB RAM, McLaren signature papaya orange colour placed on the bottom and carbon fibre pattern below the glass on the rear panel.

OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition: Price, Sale Date

• OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition price in the UK is GBP 649 (roughly Rs. 58,600) for the 10GB RAM/256GB internal storage variant.
• The smartphone will be available for purchase in Western Europe and North America starting December 13. It will come in Black (McLaren Papaya Orange on bottom edge) colours.
• Availability, pricing for India and other markets is yet to be announced on December 12.

OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition: Specifications and Features

Now coming to the specifications, OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition sports a 6.41-inch Teardrop Notch AMOLED Display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio and full-HD+ (1080×2340 pixels) resolution. The smartphone has 86 percent screen-to-body ratio along with Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Protection. Based on OxygenOS on the top of Android 9.0 Pie, the phone runs on 2.8GHz Snapdragon 845 processor with Adreno 630 GPU. It comes with 10GB RAM option.

In optics, there is a dual rear camera setup, the primary 16MP Sony IMX519 sensor with f/1.7 aperture and secondary 20MP Sony IMX376K sensor with f/1.7 aperture. The phone supports EIS and OIS. On the front, there is a single camera setup, the 16MP Sony IMX371 sensor with f/2.0 aperture. The phone has LED flash on the back.

When it comes to storage, the smartphone comes with 256GB UFS 2.1 internal storage. The smartphone doesn’t have expandable storage. Connectivity suite of the smartphone includes 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v5.0 with aptX, GPS, NFC and USB Type-C port. The sensors on board the handset are accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, electronic compass, RGB ambient light sensor and in-display fingerprint sensor. The OnePlus 6T battery capacity is 3,700mAh with the support of 30W Warp Charge 30 fast charging. The handset measures 157.5×74.8×8.2mm and weighs 185 grams.

In The Box:

In the box, there is a book celebrating the history of both companies, Papaya Orange braided cord cable, McLaren’s logo, the iconic Speedmark, recreated in McLaren-designed F1 AA grade carbon fibre – the same material used in the McLaren MCL33 2018 Formula 1 car. OnePlus says that over six F1 cars’ worth of carbon fibre was used in the production of the Speedmarks. The phone has exclusive software animations, tuned to McLaren’s unique style and history.

The smartphones pack a lot of features which are listed below:

1. The smartphone has a premium glass-finish rear panel with McLaren designed F1 AA-grade carbon fibre pattern below the glass which is said to be the same material used in the McLaren MCL33 2018 Formula 1 car.
2. It also has McLaren signature papaya orange colour placed on the bottom and Light streaks across the McLaren logo, illuminating and disappearing in an instant.
3. Teardrop (waterdrop style) Display Notch on the front.
4. Thin bezels on all sides (including bottom chin) with 86 percent screen-to-body ratio.
5. Camera features include AI Scene Detection, Portrait Mode, Pro Mode, Nightscape, Panorama, Time-Lapse, HDR, HQ, Studio Lighting, RAW Image. It can shoot Slow-motion at 240fps (1080p), 480fps (720p), and Nightscape mode for better low-light photography. It can also shoot 4K videos at 60fps.
6. Front camera features include EIS, Face Unlock, Portrait Mode, HDR, Screen Flash, Studio Lighting, Smile Capture, Face Retouching. It can shoot 1080p videos at 30fps from front camera.
7. Smart-boost optimization.
8. In-display fingerprint sensor is claimed to unlock the smartphone in 0.34 seconds and work with the OnePlus screen protector (pre-applied).
9. Face Unlock feature said to unlock the smartphone in 0.4 seconds
10. Smart Boot feature that is said to improve app cold-start speeds by 5 to 20 percent by caching frequently used apps – it currently will only work with gaming apps, with additional compatibility planned for the future.
11. Gaming Mode in OxygenOS.
12. Activate Google Assistant by long pressing the power button (Arriving soon).
13. Lift-up Display feature to read notifications from lock screen.
14. Dirac HD Sound and Dirac Power Sound support.
15. 30W Warp Charge 30 Fast Charging tech said to offer a day’s worth of power in 20 minutes.